In general, young people dislike formality.
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Formality
//fɔːrˈmælɪti//
Synonyms for "formality" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
mysterynormnormaobservanceofficeorder of natureorder of worshipordinanceordonnanceovernicenessoverprecisenessoverrefinementpageantpedantryperformancepolitessepomppompositypracticepreciosity
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preciousnessprecisianismprecisionprescribed formprescriptprescriptionprideprimnessprincipleprocedureprocrustean lawproprietyprotocolpunctiliopurismregulationreligious ceremonyreserverigidityriterite de passagerite of passageritualritual observanceritualityrubricrulerulingsacramentsacramentalsedatenessseemlinessseriousnessserviceset formsober-mindednesssobernesssobersidednesssobersidessobrietysocial conventionsocial usagesolemnitysolemnizationsolemnnesssombernessstaidnessstandardstanding orderstatestatutestiffnessstraight facestrictnessthoughtfulnessuniversal lawusageuseweightweightinesswont
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10 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 20 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- شَكْلِيَّة noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
Bulgarian
1 entries- формализъм noun (The state of being formal)
Catalan
3 entries- formalisme noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitat noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitat noun (specific requirement)
Czech
4 entries- formalita noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
- formalita noun (specific requirement)
- formálnost noun (The state of being formal)
- formálnost noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
Danish
4 entries- formalitet noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitet noun (specific requirement)
- højtidelighed noun (The state of being formal)
- stivhed noun (The state of being formal)
Esperanto
1 entries- formalaĵo noun (Something said or done as a matter of form)
Finnish
2 entries- formaliteetit noun (specific requirement)
- muodollisuudet noun (specific requirement)
French
2 entries- formalité noun (The state of being formal)
- formalité noun (specific requirement)
Galician
2 entries- formalidade noun (The state of being formal)
- formalidade noun (specific requirement)
Georgian
2 entries- ფორმალობა noun (specific requirement)
- ფორმალურობა noun (The state of being formal)
German
1 entries- Formalität noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
Irish
1 entries- foirmiúlacht noun (The state of being formal)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- formalitet noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitet noun (specific requirement)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- formalitet noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitet noun (specific requirement)
Polish
2 entries- formalność noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
- formalność noun (specific requirement)
Russian
2 entries- форма́льность noun (The state of being formal)
- форма́льность noun (specific requirement)
Spanish
2 entries- formalidad noun (The state of being formal)
- formalidad noun (specific requirement)
Swedish
4 entries- formalia noun (specific requirement)
- formalitet noun (The state of being formal)
- formalitet noun (Something said or done as a matter of form)
- formalitet noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
Turkish
4 entries- ciddiyet noun (The state of being formal)
- formalite noun (The state of being formal)
- resmiyet noun (The state of being formal)
- sizlibizlilik noun (The state of being formal)
Ukrainian
3 entries- форма́льність noun (The state of being formal)
- форма́льність noun (A customary ritual without new or unique meaning)
- форма́льність noun (specific requirement)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
It's just a formality.
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Please, don't be concerned about it. It's just a formality.
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It was just a formality.
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